One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.

This memorial honors thousands of enslaved Africans and their descendants who died in colonial New York.

This slender three-story building has also had several famous residents.

Set sail on a small scale.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

A forgotten relic from New York's bygone trolley system hides in plain sight under a bridge.

Revolutionary War casualties fill the only 17th century structure remaining in Manhattan.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

A crumbling staircase in upper Manhattan is all that remains of one of the most important sites in sports history.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The name of this tiny pocket park tucked between two buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side is Latin for its location: "seventy-one."

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.

Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.